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backed

[ bakt ]

adjective

  1. having a back, backing, setting, or support (often used in combination):

    a low-backed sofa.

  2. (of fabric) having an extra set of threads in either the warp or the weft to provide added warmth. Compare double cloth.
  3. Photography. (of a film or plate) coated with a substance for absorbing light and thereby reducing halation.


backed

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adjective

    1. having a back or backing
    2. ( in combination )

      black-backed

      high-backed

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of backed1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; back 1, -ed 3
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At the same time judges, backed by the higher courts, have removed the right of protestors to claim they had a "lawful excuse" for their actions in the vast majority of protest cases.

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Stocks surged after President Trump on Wednesday abruptly backed down on his tariffs on most nations for 90 days.

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Trump’s release of the files is backed by the senator’s son Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has long believed there may have been a second gunman.

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Jersey's politicians backed the principle of legalising assisted dying in 2021.

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They have backed calls to technology firms that parents should be able to gain access to information on the phones of children who have died, despite arguments about privacy.

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